Who Do You Write Like?

Soon · 07-19-2010, 11:23 AM

I WRITE LIKE...

Apparently, this site has gone viral and it determines, based on a passage of your own prose, which famous writer you most write like--thought it might be fun to pass on!

From their website:

Check which famous writer you write like with this statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers.

Any text in English will do: your latest blog post, journal entry, comment, chapter of your unfinished book, etc. For reliable results paste at least a few paragraphs (not tweets).

On my first try (just a small paragraph), I got Raymond Chandler but I am going to try again with a longer piece.

The_Lady_Snow · 07-19-2010, 11:29 AM

I write like
Chuck Palahniuk

Linus · 07-19-2010, 11:32 AM

Apparently...

Quote:

I write like
Cory Doctorow

I have no idea who this is. But apparently he has a blog called "Craphound"

Linus · 07-19-2010, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by June

Yes, I got Cory Doctorow as well.

I entered in a fairly long blog post I did this morning. Like Linus, I have no idead who Cory Doctorow is, but I like his glasses a lot!

Ya. I want to get a pair like that

And I've also wanted to write sci fi... wonder if this means I have a style that could work for it.

chefhmboyrd · 07-19-2010, 11:41 AM

James Joyce

Semantics · 07-19-2010, 11:43 AM

Vladimir Nabokov.

Well, we're both Russian.

weatherboi · 07-19-2010, 11:49 AM

Cory Doctorow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow

tapu · 12-11-2011, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Semantics

Vladimir Nabokov.

Well, we're both Russian.

I'm a Nabokov knock-ov, too!

Stearns · 07-19-2010, 11:44 AM

Stephen King

ravfem · 07-19-2010, 11:52 AM

First try, an email to someone i love: Isaac Asimov

2nd try, an email to a good friend: Stephen King

3rd try, another email to the same good friend: Cory Doctorow

4th try, a blog entry from Fetlife: David Foster Wallace

figures, i mean, we are a gemini after all,
with the nickname "chaos"

Tucker · 07-19-2010, 11:45 AM

I write like
Gertrude Stein

UofMfan · 07-19-2010, 02:40 PM

I got Chuck Palahniuk as well.

Jesse · 07-19-2010, 05:13 PM

I write like
H. G. Wells

Mister Bent · 07-19-2010, 05:36 PM

I analyzed a post and got Bram Stoker.

Analysis of a poem yielded James Joyce.

I write like a 19th c. Irishman?

Stearns · 07-19-2010, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister Bent

I analyzed a post and got Bram Stoker.

Analysis of a poem yielded James Joyce.

I write like a 19th c. Irishman?

Must be the luck of the Irish! Are you Irish, MB?

Converse · 07-19-2010, 05:54 PM

William Shakespeare

Cuz I look good in stockings and pantaloons?

leatherfaery · 07-19-2010, 11:38 AM

Apparently I write like :Charles Dickens

I also did this on facebook with the same results.

tiggs · 07-19-2010, 11:45 AM

This was interesting I submitted two pieces and they came up as writing like Dan Brown the author of 'The Da Vinci Code' and another piece I submitted came up as being like H. P. Lovecraft, he's a little on the darker side of things....

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girl_dee · 12-12-2011, 06:21 AM

I write like
Charles Dickens

chefhottie25 · 07-19-2010, 11:55 AM

What a fun exercise...
I write like:
Vladimir Nabokov

07-19-2010, 11:23 AM	#1
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,118 Times in 3,391 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Who Do You Write Like? I WRITE LIKE... Apparently, this site has gone viral and it determines, based on a passage of your own prose, which famous writer you most write like--thought it might be fun to pass on! From their website: Check which famous writer you write like with this statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers. Any text in English will do: your latest blog post, journal entry, comment, chapter of your unfinished book, etc. For reliable results paste at least a few paragraphs (not tweets). On my first try (just a small paragraph), I got Raymond Chandler but I am going to try again with a longer piece. Last edited by Soon; 07-19-2010 at 11:27 AM.

07-19-2010, 11:29 AM	#2
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07-19-2010, 11:41 AM	#5
chefhmboyrd Senior Member How Do You Identify?: man Preferred Pronoun?: beef Relationship Status: Uncle Daddy Snap Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: nashvegas Posts: 1,606 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,411 Thanked 2,845 Times in 898 Posts Rep Power: 14057154	i write like...... James Joyce __________________ what's a cowboy got to do to get a drink around here?

07-19-2010, 11:52 AM	#10
ravfem Senior Member How Do You Identify?: i'm a girl Relationship Status: negative Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,811 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,239 Thanked 3,126 Times in 1,269 Posts Rep Power: 1969285	First try, an email to someone i love: Isaac Asimov 2nd try, an email to a good friend: Stephen King 3rd try, another email to the same good friend: Cory Doctorow 4th try, a blog entry from Fetlife: David Foster Wallace figures, i mean, we are a gemini after all, with the nickname "chaos" __________________

07-19-2010, 11:45 AM	#11
Tucker Member How Do You Identify?: A pretty little thing Preferred Pronoun?: Fatale Relationship Status: Independently owned and operated Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Afternoons in Utopia. Posts: 832 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,090 Thanked 1,294 Times in 486 Posts Rep Power: 3051090	I write like the tres cool I write like Gertrude Stein

07-19-2010, 11:43 AM	#6
Semantics Senior Member How Do You Identify?: malapropist Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New England Posts: 2,169 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,367 Thanked 4,024 Times in 1,209 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Vladimir Nabokov. Well, we're both Russian.

07-19-2010, 11:49 AM	#7
weatherboi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Owned boy Preferred Pronoun?: Hey boy!!! Relationship Status: counting freckles slowly under Her direction!!! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: i have 2 sets of geographic coordinates!!! Posts: 6,097 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26,797 Thanked 12,559 Times in 2,993 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Cory Doctorow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow

07-19-2010, 11:44 AM	#9
Stearns Member How Do You Identify?: Trans Man Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Husband Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: 'nita land Posts: 272 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 385 Thanked 443 Times in 149 Posts Rep Power: 3638	Stephen King

07-19-2010, 02:40 PM	#12
UofMfan Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: A very happy Mr. Grumpy Cat Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Neither here or there Posts: 7,987 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 27,733 Thanked 18,942 Times in 4,709 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I got Chuck Palahniuk as well.

07-19-2010, 05:13 PM	#13
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,793 Times in 3,939 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I write like H. G. Wells __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

07-19-2010, 05:36 PM	#14
Mister Bent Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: . Posts: 2,905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,151 Thanked 5,831 Times in 1,721 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	at least we're all Irish I analyzed a post and got Bram Stoker. Analysis of a poem yielded James Joyce. I write like a 19th c. Irishman? __________________ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. - H. L. Mencken

07-19-2010, 05:54 PM	#16
Converse Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Hy Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vancouver Posts: 147 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 323 Thanked 684 Times in 105 Posts Rep Power: 2551405	William Shakespeare Cuz I look good in stockings and pantaloons? __________________ I don't act this way to change the world. I act this way so that the goddamn world won't change me! -Desert Hearts

07-19-2010, 11:38 AM	#17
leatherfaery Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: I like my nouns Pro Relationship Status: in deep Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: san diego Posts: 132 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 417 Thanked 152 Times in 64 Posts Rep Power: 26488	I did it on facebook too Apparently I write like :Charles Dickens I also did this on facebook with the same results.

07-19-2010, 11:45 AM	#18
tiggs Member How Do You Identify?: femme submissive Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: married and collared to Converse Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: canada Posts: 359 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,456 Thanked 726 Times in 247 Posts Rep Power: 2288327	This was interesting I submitted two pieces and they came up as writing like Dan Brown the author of 'The Da Vinci Code' and another piece I submitted came up as being like H. P. Lovecraft, he's a little on the darker side of things.... [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=H.+P.+Lovecraft&tag=blogje tblog-20&index=books&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=932 5"]http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=H.+P.+Lovecraft&tag=blogje tblog-20&index=books&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=932 5[/ame] __________________ “The world is not a dangerous place because of those who do evil, but because of those that look on and do nothing" - Albert Einstein

12-12-2011, 06:21 AM	#19
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07-19-2010, 11:55 AM	#20
chefhottie25 Member How Do You Identify?: boi Preferred Pronoun?: hy Relationship Status: happily taken Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: ohio Posts: 1,406 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26 Thanked 889 Times in 477 Posts Rep Power: 1175216	What a fun exercise... I write like: Vladimir Nabokov